Vehicle side structure

Abstract

A vehicle side structure includes a door, a protruding member, an engagement portion, and a connection member. The door is configured to open and close a side surface opening of a vehicle body of a vehicle. The protruding member is provided on the door and protrudes outward from an outer plate member of the door. The engagement portion is provided in the vehicle body and is engaged with the protruding member is configured to move inward in a vehicle width direction at a time of side collision of the vehicle. The connection member connects the outer plate member of the door with another member and extends in the vehicle width direction. The connection member has a bend starting point portion serving as a starting point of bending of the connection member at the time of side collision of the vehicle.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.